How hungry the world? What's is store. . . ?

October 16, 1981

By With Analysis From Monitor Correspondents Around The World

Edited by Clara GErmani

The first World Food Day -- to be observed in 125 countries today (OCt. 16) -- is the anniversary of the founding of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. Observances are aimed at alerting the public as to how widespread hunger is and how serious the prospects are of supplying food to meet the need.